“I’m a big believer that no matter who you are, or what office you’re running for, you should be as transparent as you can be with your tax returns and other aspects of your life so that people have the appropriate ability to judge your background and what have you.

“I certainly think it is inappropriate for the president of the United States to not keep his college transcript and his law school transcripts public, that he should make those available.”

“I’m all about transparency.”

In response to a followup, Perry again mentioned both transcripts and tax returns:

“I think the president ought to release all of his transcripts, yes sir. I think anyone running for office, if they get asked within reason to give people background about what they have been doing, including tax returns, should do that. That’s my deal on it.”